IRGC says it hit US special operations unit in Syria as bombs fall on Iran for sixth night

IRGC says it hit US special operations unit in Syria as bombs fall on Iran for sixth night Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 07/17/2026 - 11:40 Syrian military source says Tehran carried out attack near al-Tanf but not on base itself, as renewed US-Iran escalation enters second week A missile is launched from an undisclosed location towards US targets in Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain, according to video published by IRGC on 16 July 2026 (Sepahnews. com/AFP) Off Iran 's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it launched an attack on a US special operations command centre at al-Tanf in Syria on Friday, as the US bombed Iran for a sixth consecutive night. According to a statement carried by the Tasnim news agency, the IRGC said the attack was in retaliation for the killing of Iranian soldiers in Iranshahr.